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06/07/2017 07:00 AMThe recent event at R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison for Deathless, a new musical at the Terris Theatre, 33 North Main Street, Chester, is one of several planned for this year.
Liz Bartek, the marketing and events manager at R.J. Julia, says the bookstore has been hosting the preview events for four years, and that “it’s been a really great partnership.”
Upcoming events include:
Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m.
Goodspeed Musicals Presents an Exclusive Preview of Darling Grenadine, a new musical from Daniel Zaitchik.
“Meet fun-loving jingle composer Harry. In modern Manhattan, his charmed life with girlfriend Louise, brother Paul, and beloved Labrador retriever (also Paul!) sparkles with the fizz of romantic comedies and the whimsy of MGM musicals. But will it all go flat when reality interrupts Harry’s tenderly orchestrated fantasia? A rich contemporary score explores the friction between romance and reality, bitter and sweet, high and low. Raise a glass to a musical serving something magical, moving, and boldly new.”
Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
Goodspeed Musicals Presents an Exclusive Preview of Rags, an American musical.
“Welcome to the new world! Fresh from Ellis Island, a young mother and her son search for lost family and a sense of home as the 20th century beckons. The streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side may not be paved with gold, but they echo with the music of opportunity, optimism and hope. A ravishing score by the songwriters of Wicked and Annie colors a sweeping saga of America’s immigrant past. Celebrate our rich roots in Goodspeed’s new adaptation of a neglected masterpiece of the musical theater.”
Bartek says every event is a little different, but that most combine conversation and performance.
“The conversation usually takes place between the play’s writer/creator, producer, director, and/or Goodspeed staff person, as well as some of the actors. The actors will also perform two songs/song segments from the play,” she says. And, of course, they try to incorporate books when possible.